• Arbiter@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I mean, it used to be an actual gun. Then platforms changed it to a water gun because I guess that does something.

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      2 months ago

      Yeah apple changed it and it’s been a mess for years.

      I don’t actually care that it’s a gun, I just want it to mean the same thing on all platforms.

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      2 months ago

      Well, if there’s one thing that’s clear from all this, it’s that Microsoft and Google at least used to have some style.

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        Apple and Xitter should keep what they currently have. Microsoft and Google should switch back to their 2013 versions because they were awesome. Facebook should also switch back to its 2013 emoji, but in that case because the revolver was the previously most common one and its the basic bitch of social media. Samsung should switch to an emoji of either that improvised gun the guy who shot Shinzo Abe used, or some ridiculous anime weapon.

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    2 months ago

    Eh, as others say that emoji has a bit of a history. That said, I very much expect he’ll remove all the “DEI emojis” (aka literally any shade who isn’t white or classic yellow)